Name:______Date:______Period: ______Standard Human Facial Proportions:

The standard proportions for the human head can help you place facial features and find their orientation. The list below gives an idea of ideal proportions.

• The eyes are halfway between the top of the head and the chin. • The face is divided into 3 parts from the hairline to the eyebrow, from the eyebrow to the bottom of the nose, and from the nose to the chin. • The bottom of the nose is halfway between the eyes and the chin. • The mouth is one third of the distance between the nose and the chin. • The distance between the eyes is equal to the width of one eye. • The face is about the width of five eyes and about the height of about seven eyes. • The base of the nose is about the width of the eye. • The mouth at rest is about the width of an eye. • The corners of the mouth line up with the centers of the eye. Their width is the distance between the pupils of the eye. • The top of the ears line up slightly above the eyes in line with the outer tips of the eyebrows. • The bottom of the ears line up with the bottom of the nose. • The width of the shoulders is equal to two head lengths. • The width of the neck is about ½ a head.

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PROFILE FACIAL PROPORTIONS

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Head Positions

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3/4 View of the Face

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Front Facing Eyes

EYES

Profile Eyes

3/4 View Eyes

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EARS In a 3/4 view, the head is turned slightly to one side and only 1 ear is shown.

FRONT VIEW

3/4 View

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NOSES

The noses to the right are front view.

The noses below are example of profile or side views.

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3/4 VIEW SIDE/PROFILE VIEW

MALE NOSES – FRONT & 3/4 VIEW FEMALE NOSES – FRONT & 3/4 VIEW

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Drawing Lips: Source - http://fc00.deviantart.com/fs39/i/2008/316/1/6/Tutorials__How_to_draw_lips_by_Cataclysm_X.jpg

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Features at Different Angles

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Mouth 3/4 View

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